Class Anagram

java.lang.Object

Anagram

public class Anagram
extends java.lang.Object

A class that tests whether two strings are anagrams.

The provided code is incomplete. Modify it so that it works properly and passes the tests in AnagramTest.java.

See Also:

MP2 Documentation, Definition of anagram

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Anagram()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	areAnagrams(java.lang.String first, java.lang.String second)	Given two strings return true if they are anagrams of each other.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] unused)	Solicits two strings from the user and print if they are anagrams.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Anagram

public Anagram()

Method Detail

areAnagrams

public static boolean areAnagrams(java.lang.String first,
                                  java.lang.String second)

Given two strings return true if they are anagrams of each other.

Two strings are anagrams if they contain the same letters but in a different order. You should ignore case, punctuation, and whitespace. So only consider the letters A-Z, a-z, and the numbers 0-9. And you should also require that the anagram use the same letters the same number of times. (Some anagram definitions are more flexible.)

• Example: "A decimal point" anagrams to "I’m a dot in place."
• Example: "rail safety" anagrams to "fairy tales".

Either the first or second string may be null, in which case you should return false. Empty strings require no special treatment.

Parameters:

first - the first string to use for the anagram comparison

second - the second string to use for the anagram comparison

Returns:

true if the two strings are anagrams ignoring case and punctuation

See Also:

Definition of anagram

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] unused)

Solicits two strings from the user and print if they are anagrams.

You are free to review this function, but should not modify it. Note that this function is not tested by the test suite, as it is purely to aid your own interactive testing.

Parameters:

unused - unused input arguments